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The Egyptian authorities are currently working to implement road expansions and build bridges linking areas CairoThese roads and bridges pass through areas inhabited by residential real estate, and sometimes even cemeteries.
The authorities have already begun to remove some properties while compensating their residents, either with alternative housing or money, but the crisis remains over the possibility of demolishing cemeteries that many see as historical and represent great value, including a cemetery. Taha Hussien.
what happened?
• The tomb of Taha Hussein is located in the Al-Tunisi area in the Khalifa neighborhood, south of Cairo.
• The area includes several historical cemeteries, and is bordered to the south by the Basateen cemeteries, which include the cemeteries of Jews who lived in Egypt decades ago.
• Last May, pictures of the (X) sign that the authorities placed on the tomb of Taha Hussein spread, which sparked controversy over the possibility of demolishing it, but the governor of Cairo denied this.
• Recently, recent photos were taken of the cemetery with the word (removal) written on it above the (X) mark, which opened the door to controversy again, especially with the removal of real estate and tombs close to it.
No notification to the family
Maha Aoun, the granddaughter of Taha Hussein, who lives in Lebanon, told "Sky News Arabia"The Egyptian authorities have not yet notified the family of the late writer of the demolition of the cemetery, but the family is aware of the writing of the word "Removal" It also knows that cemeteries adjacent to it were demolished after notifying their owners to transfer the remains of their relatives from them, in addition to that workers in the ongoing development operations confirm the demolition.
Maha revealed that Taha Hussein’s family members are currently consulting about transferring his remains abroad Egyptnoting that "There is no complete agreement among all family members on this matter".
The granddaughter of Taha Hussein did not specify the country to which his remains would be transferred if the family members agreed on this, but there are rumors about the possibility of transferring him to France.
Maha explained that the family will make a final decision on whether to move the remains or not, and will announce this in a statement.
No official position
As the website reporter directed "Sky News Arabia" To the Media Department in Cairo Governorate to find out the official position regarding the demolition of Taha Hussein’s tomb or not, but he did not receive a response on the matter.
However, local media published a clarification from Cairo Governorate, according to which "The governorate has nothing to do with the matter and has not received anything official about the route of the bridge to be implemented in the area or its details".
While a member of the Egyptian House of Representatives, Maha Abdel Nasser, told "Sky News Arabia"She submitted a request to inform the government about what was raised about the possibility of demolishing the tomb of Taha Hussein, but the request has not been discussed in Parliament so far.
She emphasized that "Taha Hussein’s tomb is not just an ordinary cemetery, it belongs to a symbol that shape the Egyptian conscience and has a major role in it the Arabic cultureAnd it is necessary to think about how to benefit from this value for his tomb and not destroy it".
She also indicated that she addressed the various concerned authorities to obtain a response and clarification on the matter, but so far she has not received a comment from any party.
Proposals
In this context, a group of intellectuals and writers made proposals, including the transfer of Taha Hussein’s remains to a special place in front of Cairo University as an educational and cultural symbol.
On the other hand, others demanded the inauguration of tombs for all the symbols of Egypt in various fields, including Taha Hussein, in the new administrative capital, which is currently being built on the outskirts of Cairo, so that those tombs will be turned into tourist and cultural sites.
It should be noted that this is not the first time that a controversy has erupted in Egypt regarding the demolition of tombs belonging to symbols in order to build bridges. The late artist Fouad Al-Muhandis in the area, but the authorities confirmed at the time that only several meters from the outer wall of the cemetery and from nearby graves would be demolished.
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The Egyptian authorities are currently working to implement road expansions and build bridges linking areas CairoThese roads and bridges pass through areas inhabited by residential real estate, and sometimes even cemeteries.
The authorities have already begun to remove some properties while compensating their residents, either with alternative housing or money, but the crisis remains over the possibility of demolishing cemeteries that many see as historical and represent great value, including a cemetery. Taha Hussien.
what happened?
• The tomb of Taha Hussein is located in the Al-Tunisi area in the Khalifa neighborhood, south of Cairo.
• The area includes several historical cemeteries, and is bordered to the south by the Basateen cemeteries, which include the cemeteries of Jews who lived in Egypt decades ago.
• Last May, pictures of the (X) sign that the authorities placed on the tomb of Taha Hussein spread, which sparked controversy over the possibility of demolishing it, but the governor of Cairo denied this.
• Recently, recent photos were taken of the cemetery with the word (removal) written on it above the (X) mark, which opened the door to controversy again, especially with the removal of real estate and tombs close to it.
No notification to the family
Maha Aoun, the granddaughter of Taha Hussein, who resides in Lebanon, told “Sky News Arabia” that the Egyptian authorities have not yet notified the family of the late writer of the demolition of the cemetery, but the family is aware that the word “removal” has been written on it, and it also knows that nearby graves have been demolished. After notifying their owners, they can transfer the remains of their relatives from them, in addition to that the workers in the ongoing development operations confirm the demolition.
Maha revealed that Taha Hussein’s family members are currently consulting about transferring his remains abroad EgyptNoting that “there is no complete agreement among all family members on this matter.”
The granddaughter of Taha Hussein did not specify the country to which his remains would be transferred if the family members agreed on this, but there are rumors about the possibility of transferring him to France.
Maha explained that the family will make a final decision on whether to move the remains or not, and will announce this in a statement.
No official position
While the correspondent of the “Sky News Arabia” website went to the Media Department in Cairo Governorate to find out the official position regarding the demolition of Taha Hussein’s tomb or not, but he did not receive a response on the matter.
However, local media published a clarification from Cairo Governorate, stating that “the governorate has nothing to do with the matter, and it has not received anything official about the route of the bridge to be implemented in the area or its details.”
Meanwhile, member of the Egyptian Parliament, Maha Abdel Nasser, told “Sky News Arabia” that she had submitted a request to inform the government about what was raised about the possibility of demolishing Taha Hussein’s tomb, but the request has not been discussed in Parliament so far.
She stressed that “Taha Hussein’s tomb is not just an ordinary cemetery, but rather belongs to a symbol that shaped the Egyptian conscience and has a major role in the Arabic cultureIt is necessary to think about how to benefit from this value for his tomb, and not to destroy it.”
She also indicated that she addressed the various concerned authorities to obtain a response and clarification on the matter, but so far she has not received a comment from any party.
Proposals
In this context, a group of intellectuals and writers made proposals, including the transfer of Taha Hussein’s remains to a special place in front of Cairo University as an educational and cultural symbol.
On the other hand, others demanded the inauguration of tombs for all the symbols of Egypt in various fields, including Taha Hussein, in the new administrative capital, which is currently being built on the outskirts of Cairo, so that those tombs will be turned into tourist and cultural sites.
It should be noted that this is not the first time that a controversy has erupted in Egypt regarding the demolition of tombs belonging to symbols in order to build bridges. The late artist Fouad Al-Muhandis in the area, but the authorities confirmed at the time that only a few meters from the outer wall of the cemetery and from nearby graves would be demolished.